In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action Against Chrysler

We impose a 6-month suspension for failure to file income tax returns.

In 1967, at the age of 47, respondent Richard J. Chrysler was admitted to the Minnesota bar. Beginning in 1972 and continuing to the present, he has failed to file his income tax returns in a timely manner. (See appendix.) His 1986 returns were filed on the day of his disciplinary hearing, March 18, 1988.

In August 1975 the Minnesota Department of Revenue attempted to get respondent to file his state returns for 1972-74. He finally did so in February 1976 and finished paying the taxes owed in November 1977. In October 1980,…